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Lupin

Lupin shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.4★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

64
Worth a look

Top 11% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +13 vs the category median of 51

Market size 3Growth 86Conversion 61Competition 76Returns 100Price range 24Avg price 31Brand share 52Review moat 98Quality gap 100
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Lupin profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lupin is a £13K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (25K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Lupin: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +88.5% over the last 90 days and 5.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£13K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr+88.5%25K
Conversion rate5.3%
Avg price£9.74

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 17
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market26%
Avg brand age55 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 42 products

Sponsored placement69%
New entrants (1y)10· 0 succeeded
Avg rating3.4★
Avg reviews42

Top Lupin products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£391£783£1K£2K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

19%

  • Thompson & Morgan20%
  • GardenersDream17%
  • Generic15%
  • YouGarden12%
  • Mr Fothergill's11%
  • schone7%

Lupin demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume25KCVR5.3%Products42Brands13Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate32.1%Rating3.4★Reviews42Avg BSR#1,336
3K2KHoliday '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 35.9×

Top Lupin search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • lupins ready to plant hardy12K/yr
  • lupins6K/yr
  • lupin plants4K/yr
  • lupins plants garden ready3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lupin

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

95% of reviews
Plant Growth47%

and growing well

Quality-Overall21%

Very good quality seeds

Value For Money16%

Value for money

Color5%

All purple

Ease Of Use5%

Easy to grow

What buyers complain about

97% of reviews
Plant Growth33%

poor germination rate

Quality-Overall14%

Poor quality

Value For Money14%

A bit pricey though

Size-Overall13%

This year bigger than ever in a mix of colours

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Not as advertised

Lupin return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

6%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Plant Growth
56%
2Value For Money
13%
3Functionality-Overall
6%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
5Contamination
6%

Common Lupin questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Lupin 64/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £13K/yr across 42 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +88.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lupin on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 35.9× the quietest.